Astronomy Cast Ep. 794: Stargate Science
5/18/202639 min
Astronomy Cast Ep. 794: Stargate Science By Fraser Cain & Dr. Pamela Gay Streamed live on May 10, 2026. We continue our ad-hoc miniseries through sci-fi franchises. This week we'll talk about Stargate, worm holes, mind parasites and self-replicating bots. There's a lot to talk about! This show is supported through people like you on Patreon.com/AstronomyCast In this episode, we'd like to thank: Andrew Poelstra, Burry Gowen, David, David Rossetter, Ed, Eric Lee, Gerhard Schwarzer, Jason Kwong, Jeanette Wink, Joe McTee, Michael Purcell, Sergey Manouilov, Siggi Kemmler
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First 90 secondsFraser Cain· Host0:00
[upbeat music] Astronomy Cast, episode 794, The Science of Stargate. Welcome to Astronomy Cast, our weekly facts-based journey through the cosmos, where we help you understand not only what we know, but how we know what we know. I'm Fraser Cain. I'm the publisher of Universe Today. With me, as always, is Dr. Pamela Gay, a senior scientist for the Planetary Science Institute and the director of CosmoQuest. Hey, Pamela. How you doing?
Pamela Gay· Host1:09
I am particularly well because I've been brought a 44-ounce cranberry slushie, so I'm going to be getting progressively more, uh, sugar high throughout this- Cran-tastic, yeah ... yeah, yeah. It's- Yeah.
Fraser Cain· Host1:23
So you won't hear all of the breaks that we take as Pamela goes to the bathroom, but, you know, just assume they will have happened.